Events

Professor Norman Doe, leading international ecclesiastical law expert and Director of the Centre for Law and Religion at Cardiff University, will be speaking on the topic of “The unifying effect of Christian Law for Ecumenism” in our series of London lectures.

THE BISHOP BEKYNTON LECTURE ON LAW AND RELIGION 2019

at Wells Cathedral on Sunday 14th July at 4:15 pm

“Canon Law in the service of the Church”

by Professor Mark Hill QC

Professor Mark Hill will reflect on how a deeper understanding of the nature and purpose of canon law can contribute to a richer appreciation of the nature of the Church and give renewed impetus to the ecumenical movement.

Professor Hill is a specialist ecclesiastical barrister practising at the Inner Temple in London. He holds associate chairs at Cardiff University, King’s College, London, Pretoria University and Notre Dame Law School, Sydney.

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Earlier in the same afternoon. Professor Norman Doe, Professor of Law, School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University, will speak at Evensong (3 pm) on Richard Hooker, one of the founding geniuses of Anglicanism.

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All are invited: RSVP by Monday 5 July 2019 to paula.denyer@wellscathedral.uk.net.

John Davies

Dean of Wells

Bishop Nick Baines will speak on “The Function of Ecclesiastical Law in Effective Parochial Ministry” in our series of Northern Province lectures.

Sir Philip Mawer, (lately the Independent Reviewer under the Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests (Resolution of Disputes Procedure) Regulations 2014) will be speaking in our London Lecture series on the role of the Independent Reviewer.

The Rt Worshipful Charles George QC, Auditor of the Chancery Court of York, will speak on “Do we still need the Faculty System?” in our series of Northern Province lectures.

Our 2020 Day Conference will mark the centenary of the creation of the Church of England’s Assembly, the forerunner of its General Synod.